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Area Sales Manager
Century CommunitiesUnited Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 7 Jan 2025
About the role
What You’ll Do:The Area Sales Manager for the Division will be responsible for driving and achieving area sales goals by implementing company strategies while developing and leading a sales team to maximize sales volume and profitability for the Company. Your Key Responsibilities Include:
- Develop and implement sales strategies by balancing key performance measures to maintain and improve the Company's sales results.
- Monitor and analyze the sales pipeline, business ratios, and the sales activities of each sales associate.
- Manage the contract process to ensure accurate and timely contracts.
- Review and approve purchase agreements.
- Collaborate with other leadership team members in developing sales forecasts in line with the overall business plan.
- Travel between communities, spending most of each day in the field working with the Sales Associates providing intensive and ongoing coaching, training, and feedback.
- Visit and inspect sales offices and communities for improvement opportunities.
- Regularly review sales goals and evaluate performance against these goals at a community and individual performer level.
- Monitor sales numbers (price, inventory, backlog, etc.) and use them to evaluate the effectiveness of your sales and incentive programs.
- Regularly reviewing competitors and market research and serving as an internal expert on new and used home product in assigned markets.
- Source and identify market talent and build a pipeline for future growth.
- Report and communicate to other departments and functions as needed.
- Manage customer backlog, including any outstanding contingencies.
- Engage problem-solving skills when necessary.
- Manage the agenda for the bi-weekly sales meetings.
- Recommend home sales prices and buyer incentives while ensuring project margins are met.
- Interface with prospective and current homeowners to solve any concerns or complaints and to ensure customer satisfaction.
- Perform other duties as needed or assigned.
What You Have:
- Complete understanding of the sales process and the selling cycle related to the new home sales environment.
- Strong coaching and mentoring skills - must effectively provide detailed and specific feedback to staff to meet identified business goals.
- Self-directed; takes the initiative, proactively addresses problems, and can work with minimal oversight. Must be effective at giving and receiving feedback.
- Strong software skills; must be fluent in all Microsoft Office. Experience in CRMs.
- Ability to evaluate data (Market Research Data, etc.) accurately, with attention to detail, while staying clearly focused on the big picture to make business decisions.
- Ability to influence others, negotiate outcomes, and articulate action plans to sales staff and internal and external customer groups.
- A Bachelor's degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 5+ years of experience in the home building industry, including a sales role.
- 3 years in sales management, including training, coaching, leading, and motivating a team in a public homebuilding environment preferred.
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